First Father's Day

Even though it wasn't my day, I had a bunch of fun planning a day of surprises for Rob. Macadam and I wanted to thank him for his amazing success at being a wonderful father. He really is fantastic with Macadam. It's no surprise since he's good with everyone and it's been so fun to watch him shine as a dad.

We did a lot on Sunday and it was all fun. It started out with breakfast at one of our favorite places, followed by a stroll and then a visit to the Woodland Park Zoo (Rob and Macadam's first), lunch with dear friends, and a tour of one of the Deadliest Catch boats, which I think officially sent Rob over the moon.

Here's some highlights, including Macadam's new hobby of checking out the babes (in this case the waitress), the zoo, father and son, lunch and one salty boat with even saltier crew members.

Thank you Rob - we love you!

Happy little camper

On Friday, we hopped (not really accurate but we got in it eventually) into the car and drove to Alta Lake for a day and a night of camping with some fantastic people. The weather was so much more pleasant than last year. Well, at least for me since it wasn't 104 degrees and I wasn't eight months pregnant.

It's a beautiful place and we enjoyed every minute of it, even when Macadam got some major splinters, which are now long gone. Mr. Mac was an extremely happy camper and continues his charming ritual in the great outdoors. Our one night test run gave us hope that the remaining camping trips will go okay.

Happy Father's Day

Here's to one amazing father - Rob - and all the other dads out there. Hope you get to enjoy your families and those you love today. Macadam and I are certainly going to do our best to make Rob's first Father's Day a memorable one.

Mobile Mac

This video is from just a couple of days ago but already it seems like Macadam is light years faster than what is documented. We're really in for it now:).

First hike

This past weekend was one of those that you wish you could have every week, or at least once a month. We celebrated three birthdays with a gorgeous outdoor picnic in the park, a wonderful surprise party and an informal bbq. It was a weekend full of good friends, laughs, memorable moments, and even a babysitter for a night.

While Erin and I did a long training run on Saturday morning (followed by a pre-birthday brunch and pedicure with friends), Rob and Michael took Lila and Macadam on a hike. They went to a great little place called Twin Falls and I only wish I could of been there to see it in person. The little ones did great (besides Rob unknowingly placing Mac on some less that sanitary items in the ferns) and we're looking forward to more time in the great outdoors this summer.

A little hike slide show:

Other pics from the weekend:

Farmer Brown

After we got back from our trip, Macadam and I made a quick day trip down to Grandpa Terry and Grandma 3's house to pick up Buster. While there, Macadam "planted" his first seed, a squash. He also assisted Grandpa Terry in tending the land. It was a beautiful May day and we can't wait for Macadam to enjoy the fruits of his labor later in the summer when the squash is harvested. Granted, his labor was equivalent to tamping down the dirt, but I think it made a difference.

Once again, here's another slideshow of the day. There were just too many pictures and until I am really caught up with post and pictures, slideshows are the easiest. Enjoy and have good weekends! 

Nine months

Where to begin? There's a lot going on with Macadam these days. While his growth in regard to weight and height have leveled off in the last couple of months, he's a ball of change and fun. He's moved from a slow commando crawl to a stomach scoot that has a pretty high rpm rate. You can just see the furniture begin to topple, Buster's tail being pulled, random non-clean objects entering the mouth, and many other fun activities that come with a newly mobile, and determined, baby.

Our doctor's appointment last week went well. Mac is weighing in at 18 lbs 11 oz and is 29 inches long. He remains high in the height charts and lower in the weight. As he's getting older his preferences, albeit he can't tell you exactly what those are yet, are becoming more and more vocal. We're still working on a way to balance letting him test his voice and not lose our ear drums over the high pitched squeals. Thankfully, he has plenty of cute noises in his arsenal. Speaking of noises, he's been saying bye-bye here and there. We'll have to get it on tape here soon. He's also clapping, waving, giving high fives and signing "more." We're not planning on doing a great deal of signs with him but we're hoping the ones we do use will be effective in helping him communicate better before he's able to do so verbally.

His teeth are on fire, and probably none too comfortable for him either. He's got a new one on top with two more coming in right now. It's so crazy to see what appear to be huge teeth sitting in his little mouth. He's also learning how to use them which for an innocent bystander (a friendly holder; your finger) can be quite a surprise. In fact, today it was my toe when it was in the way of him playing with Buster's chew toy (gross!). It almost broke skin!

A little visual evidence of what he's up to...I hope to get a video of the scooting here soon!

Ladies man

Without a doubt, Macadam is all about the ladies. Upon our return from Mexico, it was evident that a slight obsession with flirting had become full blown. While Macadam is going through a rather cautious phase at the moment, it still doesn't stop him from turning on the charm. It's like watching a predator bring in his prey, but in a cute way of course:).

Because most of our friends who have boys don't live close, Mr. Mac is almost 100% surrounded by baby girls. However, this past weekend we were able to hang out with the Badgers and while they watched him, Macadam wanted only to be with Cory. I thought it was so cute and such a surprise since he's typically so women-centric. It didn't help many other people hold him though.

Here's Macadam spending time with of few of his lady friends, but not all of them:).

Mexico is for babies

We've shared with most that our trip to Mexico for Pat and Megan's wedding was beyond expectations. We're not ones for resort travel usually but it was a pleasant surprise to be treated graciously each day, be served drinks on the beach, wake up to the Caribbean Sea, take walks in the sand and watch Macadam basically grow by leaps and bounds socially while we were there. The wedding was a huge success and being able to spend a few days with friends and their families is a rare treat.

I think the saying, "it takes a village," really rang true while we were on our trip. For four days Macadam was surrounded by a very loving and doting group of people. He's not deprived of attention by any means at home but to be constantly surrounded by a big group of people that pay attention, well, our little man couldn't get enough of it. By the time we were back on the plane, he was not sure why fellow passengers weren't loving on him. I wish I had video of him trying to get the attention, it was so cute. His flirting has hit a whole new level of shamelessness as well.

The resort was super family friendly and even had a room that was sponsored by Fisher-Price, I don't think he knew what to do with so much plastic and loud toys (or maybe that was us). We were able to use a floatie and Mac enjoyed the water so much, both in the pool and the ocean. He even fell asleep when he was in the floatie in the ocean. Something about the waves lulling him to sleep. The beach cabanas were perfect cribs and allowed us to enjoy the sun, read and relax while he took naps. Hard to ask for more!

There are a ton of photos so there's a slideshow below.

And a video of wave skepticism and eating sand:)

Up and running

This is how Macadam responded when we told him we couldn't update his friends and family about him for a couple weeks.

Thankfully, he's feeling much better now that there's a working (and awesome, I must say) computer in the house again.

Expect several postings hitting over the next few days!